Window shade



H. ILIGAN WINDOW SHADE 7 May 31, 1927.

' Filed Dec.8, 1925 Patented May I i r p UNITED STAT PATENT lorries."

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wmnow SHADE.

Application filed December This invention relates'to roller window 'shades and particularly to devices'of this class'provided with-means whereby air may be passed therethrough-for ventilating pur-. poses; and the object of the invention is to provide a shade ofthe class described with one or more openwo'rk portions or apertures through which air 'is adapted to pass when.

I the shadeis in extended position; a further I use.

object being to'provide means for coverin or ornamentlng the openwork or aperture portion of the shade, said means being in the .which is constructed as hereinafter described and claimed.

The invention is fully disclosed in the followings ecificati'on, of which the accompanying rawing forms a part, in which the separate parts'of my improvement are designated by suitable reference characters in each of the views, and in which Fig.1 is an inside view of a window showing one form of my improved shade mounted therein and indicating the method of its :Fig. 2 is a detail view of a. part of a shade showing a modified formof construction.

. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 but show-.

another modification; and,

ig. 4 is a view similar to Fig. 1 but showa modified form of shade. a 'The distinctive feature of my mvention -j.con"sis ts in providing I a ventilating section orarea in or as part of a window shade, and

articularly'a shade of the roller type wherey air for ventilating purposes, when one or both of the sashes of the window are'open,

may pass through the shade and prevent the flapgsmg of theshade when subject'to heavy win or draughts of airand also to the pro- ,7 vision of meansin jtheiorm of an openwork "body forcovenn'gfthe'o to obstruct vision, theflshade, ig. 1 of the i drawin I; aye; stamina-5 one 'form'; of ,.may. emplo El ismounted detachtair r I @W --to the complete shade.

' one ofthe sashes "or covered by a a, 1925.; Serial no.- 74,104.

the window frame 6 in which the sashes 7 are movably' mounted. The shade 5 may be of the usual orany preferred form and con-' struction and the free end of which is provided with the usual st'iflening means, and pull 'cord 8. In the. body of the shade 5 is formed an elongated and narrow opening 9 which extends transversely of the shade, and said opening is covered bya body 1O of.

openwork material, preferably curtaining material which isalso preferably ornamented to give a neat and attractive appearance he opening 9 may be arranged in the shade 5 at any desired point, that is to say, adjacent the upper or lower end thereof-or centrally of the shade. In the construction shown, the opening is arranged adjacent: the upper end to register with the opening of the top sash of the window when the shade is withdrawn from the roller to cover approximately two thirds of the window opening, but this use is merely illustrative, and it may be more desirable-to have the opening 9 arranged at the top of the window sash when the'shade is fully extended and covers the entire window opening or adjacent the lower end of the shade when in such position, in which latter use, the lower sash of the w1n-. dow will be raised from the bottom:

,With a construction asshown in Fig. l I

of the drawing, it will be apparent that by bringing the apertured or cut-out portlon 9 of the shade in-position to register with the opening in the window formed by raising the lower sash, or lowering the upper sash,

the air is permitted to pass freely through 3 the shade without causing the flapping thereof as is commonly experienced. It will also be understood that-by providing a. comparatively fine mesh, vision through the aperture or opening 9 is prevented and said body may also serve as a screening in the manner of other ventilating screens now in common-use. a

In Fig. 4 of the drawing, I have shown a modification of the structure shown in Fig.

l-wherein the shade-5 is provided adjacent its free end with a large rectangularaperhire or opening 11, preferably" of I such dimensions as to re%ster with the panels of,

for example the lower --i sash, andthis opgning or aperture is closed: dy. of ,curtaining material .12 which iorms when"inf'use,"a curtain for.

the-l e pertionof the window. In other I words, the structure shown in Fig. 4 produces a combination shade and curtain construction mounted upon a shade roller into-effect which consists in providing the shade 5 with a plurality of transversely spaced apertures or openings 13, which 0pen-' ings maybe positioned on the shade in such manner as to register with the upper, lower or any other portion or section of a wmdow frame whereby ventilating air passed through the window when one of the sashes are in open position may be directed through the apertures 13.

In Fig. 3 of the drawing, I have shown another modification in which a window shade 5 is provided with a plurality of spaced L-shaped slits or cuts 14 to form spaced openings 15 which may be closed or partially 'closed by flaps 16 formed from the material of the shade and in the cutting or slitting 14. In other words, instead of removing .the fabric of the shade in cutting apertures such as 13 in Fig. 2 of the drawing,'th shade is merely slitted or cut to form openings which may be closed or partially closed by the flaps resulting. It is to be noted that the free edges of the flaps 16. are directed away from the roller of the shade to facilitate the easy and "proper. roll- 'ing and unrolling of the shade; on said roller, and to prevent creasing of said flaps. It will'also be understood that the shade may be suitably constructed where the cuts or slits 14 are arranged therein to prevent tearing or ravelling. f

It will be understood that while I have shown certain details of construction for carrying my invention into effect, that I am not i'gecessarily limited to these details, and various changes therein and modifications thereof, may be made within the scope of the appended claims without departing from the spirit of my invention or sacrificing its advantages. v

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

'1. A window shade having a plurality of ventilating passagestherein, and means integral with said shade for forming partial closures for said passages. 1

2. A shade of the class described provided with a plurality of substantially L- shapedcuts whereby portions of the shade are severed to form substantially triangular flap portions, and corresponding ventilating openings controlled by said flap portions.

3. A roller'shade provided with a'plliral- I ity of spaced openings'forined-b ch tin the shade by vertical and ,lhorizoiitail' s lits the horizontal slits joining the vertical slits and being at the lower end of the vertical slits with relation to the roller of the shade, and the flap portionsformed by slitting the shade controlling the openings therein.

4. A roller shade of the class described provided with a plurality of transversely spaced elongated apertures; said apertures extending longitudinally of the shade, and flaps for. the se arate apertures, and cooperating therewith.

ILIGAN.

In testimony that. I claim the foregoing v as my mvention I have. signed my name this. 1th day of'Dec. 1925. 

